Tag: dishonesty

Are creativity and cheating linked? Is cheating a function of self-rationalization?

Posted on 11/30/11 by Caveon No Comments

A study suggests that cheating is a function of being able to rationalize behavior and that creative people will cheat when they can rationalize their behavior.

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Exams stolen from mailroom at Georgetown University

Posted on 11/04/11 by Caveon No Comments
Georgetown Hoyas

If Georgetown follows the common pattern of reusing exams, it’s easy to understand why the exams were stolen. For years, fraternities have stolen exams and reused them in subsequent years. It’s not so easy to understand why the exams have not given better security.

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Cheating dental students use phones, crib sheets, water bottles, falsified records, and unnecessary root canals to get ahead

Posted on 10/28/11 by Caveon No Comments

Ethics instruction appears to be on the decline in dental schools. Some students have even bought plagiarized essays on dental ethics. The profession appears to be tainted as a result. I wouldn’t want to use a dentist that prescribes excessive treatments (21 crowns and six veneers instead of one crown) would you? —————— Click to [...]

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